I first photographed this church three years ago. It’s located near the old Employee’s Clubhouse of the Rogers State Prison (formerly known as the Georgia State Penitentiary) near Reidsville. The first photograph shows the rear of the church. I’d estimate its date of construction somewhere in the late 1870s to about 1890, though that’s just a guess.
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It looks as though the church was abandoned in the 1960s or 1970s.
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Thanks to Peggy Anderson and Laurinda Norris for the identification and information.
I just wanted to say that these are amazing photos. Is that what’s left of a piano in one of the photos?
Thanks, Martha! Yes, that is an old piano.
If this was a Southern Baptist church, information might be available for some history from the Georgia Baptist Convention. The photos are haunting and beautiful. Thank you for your amazing work. Some of the photos sadden me, but all take me back to my childhood in southeast Georgia.
Thanks, Laurinda.
I believe this is the Cedar Grove Church, baptist. The Cedar Grove Church Cemetery behind the church has 49 graves with names Brown, Butler, Carter, Collins, Cook, Eason, Hackle, Harden, Harris, Lindsay, Medlin, Murphy, Parker, Rooks, Sharpe, South, Stewart, Swain, Thomas, and Walker. Just a little further up Cedar Haw Rd is the Widincamp family cemetery with 10 graves. These are enclosed in a pasture. The names here are Widincamp, Drawdy, and Yeomans.
Unfortunately, I don’t know much beyond this, but you can contact Carol A. Anderson, (no relation to me) at 879 Joy Bluff Rd, Reidsville, Ga. 30453, or email carola@kencable.net. She has been documenting graves for some time now.
Hope this helps. I really enjoy getting your photographs. Keep up the great work. They are all wonderful!!
Thanks, Peggy! So glad to finally learn something about this nice old church.
Beautiful lines. I love your photographs.